I am so excited about this weekend's progress on my bodice sloper!! Like really excited because I walked away after getting so frustrated with the back alterations.
It's amazing how much time I spent fiddling with the shoulder. My shoulder seams pitch forward about an inch below the top of my shoulder -- the entire seam. I also had a bubble at the back armhole. I wanted to work from the top down. I lost a lot of time fooling with a high round back alt I ended up not using. I think I may have prominent shoulder blades, but I'm still not sure.
In the month-long hiatus, I toyed with starting another project. I kept reminding myself that I would get stuck at the same place as the sloper. I read. I scoured Craftsy. I revisited Pinterest and YouTube.
Finally, I had the courage to start again on Saturday. Time to tackle the front. At some point, when I taped something wrong three times in a row, I had to laugh. Anyhoo.
Here's what I've done
Back
- Altered shoulder dart
- Width
- Added 1/2" width
- Dart is now 1 1/8" wide
- Length
- Added 1/2"
- Dart is now 4 1/8" long -- is a shoulder dart supposed to be this long?
- 1/4" square shoulder adjustment
Front
- 3/4" Narrow shoulder adjustment
- 1/4" square shoulder adjustment
- Redrew armscye to narrow armhole around bust
- Drew new bust point based on folded armhole dart
- Added 1/2" armhole dart and rotated it to waist dart
- Moved to waist dart to align with new bust point
In the past, I did an FBA only to find I still needed the armhole dart. I was trying to stick with starting at the top and working my way down, so I did the armhole dart first.
But wait there's more -- to do that is. The CF is 2 1/2" away from my center front. I also need more width at the side seams. I know the FBA will help.
But wait there's more -- to do that is. The CF is 2 1/2" away from my center front. I also need more width at the side seams. I know the FBA will help.
Are waist darts really supposed to be 1" from the bust? If so, mine needs to be lowered 1/4." I think I want it 2 1/4" lower, but we'll see. I'm not sure what's appropriate for a sloper vs a fashion pattern.
I haven't tried this on with elastic around my waist, but I think it's a bit short.
I really want this finished by the end of the month!! However, I have some house cleaning out and up to do; none of which happened this weekend!
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